Routes and Trails  

With great temps comes the volunteer work crews. Just check out the steps above. They are part of the redefined trail down from Rogues Drop, courtesy of Mike Shannon, Lyle Saunders, Tom McLean and Chauncy Blair. Big thanks to all of you. Word of caution, however. The actual Rogue's Drop is now even more challenging to get through (see px on Boulderfields page) as the big halfway rock got removed by the eager boys. According to Mike, they have plans to drop a dead tree down along its side, but until then - be careful.

It's great to see how so many climbers pitching in to maintain our regions. We are not alone in our outdoor warden efforts. On the May long weekend, several of the mountain bike community were out in our hood (well, I guess they would call it their hood) cleaning up debris and garbage along the Gillard Forestry Road. Hats off to all of you.

Boulderfields  

Gillard Forestry Road actually saw a grader on it mid-June. The Fields access road off the KVR, however, is as bumpy as ever. If in doubt, there is plenty of room to park here, and do the short (10 minutes) hike into the parking lot. Hey Boulderers! Check out the new problems on the Boulderfields   page.

Cedar Park

In honour of the Kelowna Museum climbing exhibit, Jani and I set up a pretty route called On Solid Ground. More about that on the Cedar Park page.

Special Events / Climbing News

• The Kelowna Museum will be featuring an exhibit on mountaineering and climbing from May - December 2009.
  
• BC's very own climber extraordinaire, Sonnie Trotter, is coming to town August 25, 7pm, as part of the Kelowna Museum's Summer Lecture Series. Sonnie does a great talk and slide show. The Museum is at 470 Queensway (and Ellis) in downtown Kelowna. It is free, but hey, let's show some support to the museum for their innovation, by dropping some coin into the donation box.
• For the latest on brand new routes and problems, check each area's page.

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